At the one-year anniversary of COVID-19’s official arrival in the United States, state governments face unprecedented budget shortfalls as they search for ways to raise revenues for transportation projects in the absence of the proper funds. The pandemic has kept people off of roads across the country, and transportation departments from Pennsylvania to Wyoming are […]
27 Blog Posts From the VMT Tag
Alliance for Toll-Free Interstates Spring 2021 Update
March 24, 2021
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ATFI, Congestion Pricing, Fuel Tax, Infrastructure, infrastructure funding, LEGISLATION, NMA, REVENUE GENERATION, Toll Roads, TOLLING, tolls, Traffic Congestion, VMT
Vision Zero’s War on Arterials Has Been a Failure. It’s Time to Stop Worrying and Embrace the Grid
January 20, 2021
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Bicycle, Crosswalks, PEDESTRIAN, SAFETY, Traffic Calming, Traffic Signals, VISION ZERO, VMT
By Christopher M DiPrima, NMA Board Member Editor’s Note: This post originally appeared as NMA Newsletter #596 in June 2020. Subscribe to the NMA Weekly E-Newsletter today! The COVID-19 shelter at home orders have given us the opportunity to evaluate the effects of massive, rapid changes in the use of our transportation system. The results […]
Officials Pitch Wishful Thinking as Fact in Washington State Plan to Reduce Driving: NMA E-Newsletter #626
January 11, 2021
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Bicycle, Mass Transit, PEDESTRIAN, Road Diets, Traffic Congestion, VMT, WASHINGTON
By guest writer Mariya Frost, Director, Coles Center for Transportation Washington Policy Center Editor’s note: This post first appeared on the Washington Policy Center Blog. The state Department of Commerce is very clear about its views on driving: officials must reduce or altogether eliminate people’s need to drive. In their latest draft of the state energy […]
Is it Really Tough Times for Toll Roads Ahead?
July 13, 2020
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ATFI, Congestion Pricing, E-ZPass, Gas Tax, Infrastructure, infrastructure funding, NMA, OOIDA, PPP, Public Private Partnership, REVENUE GENERATION, ROAD-USER FEES, TOLL, Toll Roads, TOLLING, tolls, VMT
By Shelia Dunn, NMA Communications Director The website Chief Investment Officer posted in June a lament for how tough it is for toll roads right now. Here’s a quote, “The typically stable asset class has been hit as traffic levels have dropped 40 percent to 85 percent globally, S&P analysts say.” So the website tells […]
Hammer Down! Highway Speed Limits Increase in Arkansas
June 26, 2020
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85TH PERCENTILE, FHWA, IIHS, LEGISLATION, MUTCD, Speed Limits, traffic safety, VMT
By Thomas Beckett, Arkansas NMA Member Initially, I had wanted to write my next post on how Amendment 100 would be implemented. This amendment entails casino gambling and how those casino taxes will be assessed and distributed to support highway funding. Instead of how the casino taxes will help fund infrastructure in Arkansas, I decided […]
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